Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Beauty

Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Slideshow

Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Need a day to feel both pampered and rejuvenated? Look no further. We tracked down the best anti aging facial treatments to treat everything from fine lines to deep wrinkles to dark spots at five top-tier Canadian spas. Read on to find out where to book your next spa appointment…

Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Anti aging: Advanced Firming Facial

Location: The Spa, Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto Target: Besides using aroma point stimulation technique to boost firmness and enhance skin’s brightness, it also includes a scalp massage that targets specific marma energy points. From sourcing the finest ingredients all over the world (we’re talking mineral water from Hungary) to retaining traditional European skincare traditions, you will sure be leaving here feeling both pampered and revitalized. Price: $180 10 best anti aging products

Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Anti aging: Clarins Tri-Active Skin Treatments

Location: Spa My Blend by Clarins, The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto Target: Depending on your skin’s needs, your skin coach will choose one of four treatments (The Youth Activator, The Lifting Line Smoother, The Luminosity Restorer, The Lifting Face Shaper) combined with the finest plant-based ingredients to redefine the facial contour and restore balance, leaving you with an overall healthy glow. Price: $190 Anti aging skin care at every age

Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Anti aging: Golden Caviar Facial

Location: Chi, The Spa, Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver Target: With the use of caviar extract, this lush treatment will not only help balance the skin’s moisture level, but also prevent it to age prematurely due to environmental factors. Price: $185 Anti aging: 5 benefits of a facial massage

Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Anti aging: Enhanced Anti-Aging Facial Treatment

Location: The Spa Ritual, Calgary Target: Both a facial peel and an anti-aging treatment, this medically based treatment (ingredients include alpha beta hydroxyl acids, antioxidants and vitamins just to name a few) improves the skin’s appearance and restores radiance and strength. Price: $195 Anti aging skin care 101

Anti aging: 5 best facial treatments

Anti aging: Cocoa Drift

Location: Bota Bota, Montreal Target: For those in need of anti-stress and anti-aging, this treatment is for you. Infused with stimulating ingredients like mandarin and cocoa, your skin will not only have that special goal, but you’ll be leaving with skin feeling refreshed, balanced and protected. Price: $95 Best products and tips for anti aging

Celebrity

The Madonna Carpool Karaoke is here in all its glory

This Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke really needs no introduction. Madonna did what she did best – slay – on the segment with James Corden. In fact, she might be the only celebrity so far who did a full-body performance in her seat, complete with leg kicks and twerks.

The first woman on a Canadian bank note has been named

Art & Design

The first woman on a Canadian bank note has been named

There's an excting (and long overdue TBH) change coming to Canada's $10 bills: They will now feature the face of an extraordinary Canadian woman.

The shortlist for the spot was announced earlier this year, and included the suffragette Idola Saint-Jean and Olympian Bobbie Rosenfeld, but it was civl rights activist Viola Desmond who the Bank of Canada ultimately chose for the prime spot on our blue bank note.

It was for such a time as this that Heritage Minutes were created, so we'll refer you to the spot released about Ms. Desmond last year for the full primer on the Nova Scotia native (but the TL:DR version is that she was an entrepreneur ahead of her time who played a pivotal role in the Canadian civil rights struggle):

Celebrity

Rihanna is over people creating a competition between her and Beyoncé

The Rihanna Navy and the Beyhive have been on not-so-friendly terms on social media following the announcement of the 2017 Grammy Awards nominations.

Although RiRi expressed gratitude for her whopping eight nods, the Navy felt that she was snubbed after Anti didn't receive a nom for Album of the Year over Beyoncé's Lemonade. Naturally, Bey's fans wasted no time in coming to the defence of their Queen.

But Rihanna quickly cleared things up on the 'gram, commenting on a fan's photo, "I'm petty af, yes. But this is just unnecessary! I wish y'all would drop this topic and see things from the bigger picture! We don't need to be putting black women against each other! We deserve to be celebrated and the Grammy Academy agrees!"

8 fashion brands every minimalist will love

Shopping

8 fashion brands every minimalist will love

Although Alessandro Michele makes a compelling case for more-is-more, some of us will always be drawn to restrained, clean designs. These labels are proving that minimal style doesn't have to boring or unimaginative.

For those of you who prefer your bikini free of palm fronds and hibiscus blooms, there's Aussie brand Matteau Swim, known for basic maillots and high-waisted swim bottoms in a palette of black, grey and white.

Launched this year by Catherine Holstein, Khaite is a balance of the masculine and feminine. Fans of the capsule wardrobe concept will find that pieces in the line, from structured shirt dresses to fitted denim, compliment one another perfectly.

Alnea Farahbella's label Toit Volant is made in the USA with a commitment to sustainable sourcing and manufacturing practices. The pre-spring 2017 collection is full of reworked takes on shirting, like this striped jumpsuit with a high collar.

This Montreal-based label keeps production local (the clothes are sewn in Montreal and some of the fabrics are printed in North America) and its ethos is similar to most of the other brands in this list: to let the individual add personality to the clothes.

Another L.A. brand with a dedication to North American manufacturing and sustainability, 5-year-old Shaina Mote is known for architectural, un-adorned basics and fluid silhouettes. If you could live your life without ever donning a polka dot or cheery stripe, the neutral colours in this line are made for you.

Founded by Tokyo-to-L.A. transplants Alexander Yamaguchi and Momoko Suzuki, brand Black Crane is an edgier, more street-wise take on minimalism – think cocoon dresses and wrap trousers with subtle origami and kimono inspiration.